1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball none 1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen Big East Conference Big East 9 9 26–6 14–2 Jim Boeheim 10th Bernie Fine 10th Wayne Morgan 2nd Carrier Dome Big East Regular Season Co-Champions NCAA tournament second round, L 85–97 vs. Navy The 1985–86 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1985–86 men's college basketball season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 10th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 26–6 (14–2) record and received a large bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament. As the #2 seed in the East Region Syracuse began with an easy win over Brown 101–52. But in the second round they were upset by the David Robinson led Navy 97–85. Roster 1985 Syracuse Orange y Rony Seikaly y 4 C 6 10 240 So Athens, Greece Greg Monroe 11 G 6 3 195 Jr Rochester, New York Rafael Addison y 12 SF 6 7 210 Sr Jersey City, New Jersey Sherman Douglas y 20 G 6 0 170 Fr Washington, D.C. Joel Katz 24 G 5 11 182 Jr San Juan, Puerto Rico Howard Triche 25 F 6 5 215 Jr Syracuse, New York Derek Brower 30 FC 6 9 230 So North Babylon, New York Dwayne Washington basketball y 31 PG 6 2 185 Jr Brooklyn, New York Herman Harried 33 F 6 7 210 Fr Baltimore, Maryland Rodney Walker 42 PF 6 9 225 Fr Baltimore, Maryland Wendell Alexis y 45 PF 6 8 210 Sr Queens, New York Joey Kohm 50 F 6 3 205 Jr Ithaca, New York https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/syracuse/1986.html 2019-Mar-16 Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) Bernie Fine (Syracuse) Wayne Morgan (St. Lawrence) Barry Copeland (Central Michigan) Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style=Syracuse Orangemen| Non-conference regular season November 23 w yes 4 Utica Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 102–55 1-0 November 25 w yes 4 Cornell Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 96–62 2-0 November 29 w yes 4 USC Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 102–68 3-0 December 6 w yes 4 La Salle Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Carrier Classic 97–72 4-0 December 7 w yes 4 Navy Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Carrier Classic 89–67 5-0 December 14 w yes 4 Brooklyn Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 102–61 6-0 December 21 w yes 4 St. Bonaventure Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 83–64 7-0 December 30 yes 4 C. W. Post Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 88–68 8–0 |- !colspan=12 style=Syracuse Orangemen| Big East Conference Regular Season January 2 w 4 Boston College Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 68–52 9-0 1-0 January 4 w 4 Seton Hall Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 68–52 10-0 2-0 January 6 w yes 4 Villanova Philadelphia, PA 77–72 11-0 3-0 January 8 w yes 4 Fairfield New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT 90–67 12-0 January 11 w 4 Pittsburgh Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 76–68 13-0 4-0 January 15 l yes 4 Georgetown 15 Washington, D.C. Rivalry 70–73 13-1 4-1 January 18 l yes yes 4 Louisville 13 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 73–83 13-2 January 22 w 9 Providence Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 95–73 14-2 5-1 January 25 w 9 Connecticut Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Rivalry 80–67 15-2 6-1 January 28 w yes 11 Boston College Boston Garden Boston, MA 80–55 16-2 7-1 February 1 w 11 St. John's 7 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 68–64 17-2 8-1 February 5 w yes 8 Seton Hall Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ 84–61 18-2 9-1 February 8 l yes 8 Notre Dame 14 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 81–85 18-3 February 12 w 12 Villanova Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 80–57 19-3 10-1 February 15 w yes 12 Providence Providence, RI 76–75 20-3 11-1 February 17 w yes 12 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 69–62 21-3 12-1 February 23 w 9 Georgetown 13 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Rivalry 64–63 22-3 13-1 February 26 l yes 6 St. John's 8 Madison Square Garden New York, NY 79–86 22-4 13-2 March 1 w yes 6 Connecticut Storrs, CT Rivalry 75–58 23-4 14-2 |- !colspan=12 style=Syracuse Orangemen| Big East tournament March 6 w yes yes 8 Boston College Madison Square Garden New York, NY Big East tournament • Quarterfinals 102–79 24-4 March 7 w yes yes 8 Georgetown 14 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Big East tournament • Semifinals/Rivalry 75–73 OT 25-4 March 8 l yes yes 8 St. John's 5 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Big East tournament • Final 69–70 25-5 |- !colspan=12 style=Syracuse Orangemen| NCAA Tournament March 14 w yes yes 9 Brown Syracuse, NY NCAA tournament • First Round 101–52 26-5 March 16 l yes yes 9 Navy 17 Syracuse, NY NCAA Tournament • Second Round 85–97 26-6 AP Poll College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com 2009-10 Syracuse Record Book Retrieved 2013-Jul-29. Statistics Leading scorer: Dwayne Washington 17.3 ppg Leading rebounder: Rony Seikaly 7.8 rpg 2009-10 Syracuse Record Book Retrieved 2013-Jul-29. References Category:Syracuse Orange men's basketball seasons Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse Orange Syracuse Orange